\nAs used in this Chapter, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:\n(1) 'Department' means the Department of Health and Human Services.\n(2) 'Person' means an individual, trust, estate, partnership, or corporation including associations, joint-stock companies, and insurance companies. (1983, c. 775, s. 1; 1997-443, s. 11A.118(a).)
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